Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a roughneck can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a roughneck already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Roughnecks make or break connections when the drill pipe is tripped in or out of the drilling hole. They assemble and disassemble pipes and drills, and collect core samples. They maintain and repair the equipment on the drilling floor.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 17 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: derrickhand, 36%

derrickhand 36% covered dewatering technician 30% covered mineral processing operator 24% covered roustabout 20% covered desalination technician 20% covered roughneck You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from roughneck. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a roughneck already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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roughneck is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a roughneck already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.